Lolita Love

I've stated before that I love Japanese fashion and that it has had a very big influence in my style as of late but the Japanese fashion that I have fallen in love with the most and that I have been wanting to try for a while has been Lolita.

I love Lolita so much and have been staring at endless pictures of all the different styles it has for a while. I love the cuteness of it, the elegance, the poofy-ness, the balance of color, the intricate details, the lace; pretty much just everything that surrounds this fashion. It looked like so much fun. Everyone I saw (on the Internet) wearing it pretty much had their own twist on the different styles and I loved every bit of it. The styles I found myself most fond of was sweet, bittersweet, country, kuro, shiro, sailor and punk. But I REALLY loved sweet/bittersweet <3

Unfortunately as usual; I had been to unsure of myself to actually try it out. First off I felt too old and I already had the weird looks from my questionable style choices. Also it can be very expensive to get into, so I just kept admiring it from afar and tried to learn as much about it as possible. I bought my first Lolita dress (it's handmade) about a year ago from someone off of etsy because I thought it was pretty cute and for that price I felt I couldn't pass it up. I wore it two times but never in an actual Lolita outfit.

Well, finally after lots of dreaming about it I decided to stop being a chicken and do what I want if it makes me happy. I contacted a very kind person I follow on Tumblr (who I knew lived in my city) and asked if there were any communities in our area because I thought knowing people who are into the same fashion might help me get out there more since I don't know anyone who dresses in Lolita. Unlike usual I was very lucky (I'm never lucky actually quite the opposite. lol) The girl I contacted was one of the Mods of our community and she added me to the Houston Lolita Community on FB. I was so happy (^-^)

Not too long after being added I saw that there was an upcoming meet and decided that I would finally make it a reality and started working on my first coord. Here's the "base" of the outfit I had planned with my petti and all. This was the first time for me to be almost completely in lolita. When I looked into the mirror I knew it was true love <3

Please excuse all my background mess

I didn't do a "complete" outfit since I was just checking to see if the colors I chose worked well with each other but I still felt so happy. It really was a great feeling.

I'll leave you with that as a teaser to my next post which will have lots of firsts for me *(^-^)*

Anniversary

This past week my Husband and I celebrated our anniversaries. Our dating anniversary was Sunday (7th) which made 8 years together and our Wedding anniversary was Wednesday (10th) which is 4 years. We used to celebrate our wedding anniversary every month and as a gift I would get a new pair of heels; my Older Sister used to make fun of us and said that it would get old and boy was she right. LOL! The getting new shoes didn't (how could it ever); but we started forgetting, and it also got kinda expensive >_<.

Not even going to lie, our dating anniversary passed by without either of us remembering (I usually don't know what day it is unless I have work), but I knew Tuesday that our anniversary was the next day so I woke Adrian up Wednesday with a Happy Anniversary ;)

We had work as usual, so off to work we went :(

On my way home Adrian called me and asked if I wanted to go out to celebrate instead of him cooking like usual. Normally I would have said yes, but I really wasn't in the mood to be out and about and we should be saving money so I told him I'd prefer a nice low key night at home.

When I got home I decided that just because we were staying in didn't mean I couldn't make the day feel a little special, so I jumped in the shower and got dressed in something quirky and fun to make it feel a little more like a celebration. I had to clip my bangs back since they grew too long and I didn't wear any make-up since we were staying in so please forgive my bland face ;P

Dress (Marshall's) Cardigan (Target) Stockings (Ebay) Shoes (DSW - Steve Madden)

Adrian made beef stir-fry with carrots, broccoli and mushrooms with a honey-terriyaki sauce served over fresh steamed white rice. It was very yummy. Instead of eating in our room in front of the tv as usual, I cleared the table and we ate under the twinkling Christmas lights in the dining room. It was soooo romantic with the dim lights and Adrian's brother in the living room watching Big Bang Theory. LOL!

After dinner we cleared the table and went to our room for some "alone" time. We watched some tv and relaxed and took a few "pictures". It was a nice night and I got a couple of stockings out of it ;). Can't wait to place the order. Next year since it'll be 5 years we might do it a little bigger. Guess we'll see......

First Post - About me

Hello! I'm Angel :)

I'm the 4th oldest of 15 kids. Yes, you heard that right ;P Out of my mom's 5 kids I am the middle child. I've always been a little strange. My Mommy said as a child I used to get mad alot but would cheer up almost immediately and that I was always very helpful.

Growing up I always felt different from everyone else, although I really didn't want to and tried my best to fit in. It didn't work very well nor did it help that we moved alot. In Junior High after not being able to try out for cheerleading (I had got an F) I ended up playing football until I failed another class and couldn't play anymore :( Because of this I was called a lesbian and out casted even more, so when my Grandpa passed away (he was my "Father" in a sense) I decided to live with my Dad.

In this new school we wore uniforms which was good for me because I didn't have alot. As "fresh meat" I started to come into my own more and would wear my hair really wacky almost everyday. Then when I started Highschool I began to dress really girly and despite that I still got asked if I was Bi-sexual so when my Sophomore year came around I no longer cared and wore what I wanted (which was alot of rainbows and crazy outfits). There was no point in trying to dress a certain way when everyone labeled you how ever they wanted anyways. I was very active in highschool and did alot of sports. As a Freshmen I did Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball and Softball. I realized my Sophomore year that I was better at Cross Country and Softball so I stuck with that until I graduated and even joined the Cheerleading Squad my Junior and Senior year (not your typical Cheer Leader ;P)

I used to always dress for me but I began working at Aeropostale to help pay my living expenses and got discounts so my style started to change again. I met my husband my Senior year around the time I was living on my own and we became engaged right away (although we waited 4 years to get married). We just clicked ;) When I graduated I continued working at the mall only at American Eagle so the things I bought came from there and so my style became toned down.

As I got older I started working office jobs so I started to buy more office appropriate clothes with my spending money. I didn't think much about it at the time. And then I saw the movie "In Her Shoes". I had never owned heels so I bought my first pair and had to get more and more. I loved the way they made me feel. I could be wearing a simple outfit but if my shoes were cute or funky it could change the whole feel of what I was wearing.

Growing up we never really had much (but I was still very happy) so once I could actually afford things I wanted I was really not sure how to go about it. I eventually had a whole closet full of heels and realized that I am the type of person who only wears heels "Out" and yet I never really go "Out". I also bought clothes that I thought others looked good in. I have a very standard body so the clothes I bought didn't look bad on me but I didn't feel like me with them on. I felt like I was trying to be someone else.

One day at work I saw a picture of a girl who did a really pretty eye makeup tutorial and found out she had a blog. I was never really one to spend time on the Internet but once I started reading her blog I couldn't help but go through the whole thing. Her style was just so awesome and not the usual but very her. They were quirky, cute, cozy... it really just depended on what she felt. I was in awe :) Which led me to discover more cute girls' blogs. Everyone had their own style <3

At the beginning of the year (2012) my New Years resolution was to be more ME. So, I started to do things that made me happy despite what others thought. It has been a long road but I am finally starting to feel the ME I lost somewhere come out little by little. It has been hard at times but luckily I have my husband, family and friends who support and love me no matter what (or so I like to think that ;P)

I enjoy wearing girly things but alot of times they're very over the top because that really is who I am. I get alot of my fashion inspiration from Japanese street fashion and old school styles. Although I don't get to wear what I want to work I have been trying to dress in things that make me happy when I get a chance. I hope to continue to do this and maybe some day I can give someone else the confidence Keiko and other bloggers have given me to be who I am. Sure it's not to every body's liking but I like it and can no longer please everyone else. Here I will share my life, stories, good times and of course fashion. Hope you enjoy the ride. I know I will ;)